Well hi! I learned a very important lesson this week. I finished the research for the Xonox games Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel on Sunday, way before I usually do. So of course, I have problem after problem while recording and editing, so that means procrastination is always worth it! Also, ambigram. Next time I'l be discussing Rocky and Bullwinkle (not released), Kool Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football, all by M Network. For the rest of this year, I'll be covering the following games: Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (vapourware) by Atari;  River Raid by Activision; Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age; China Syndrome and Challenge of Nexar by Spectravision; E.T. by Atari; Turmoil and Fantastic Voyage by 20th Century Fox; Name This Game and Towering Inferno by US Games; Music Machine by Sparrow and Glib by Selchow and Wrighter; and Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede by Atari. If you have any thoughts or memories of these games or any I've already covered, please send them along to me at [email protected]. Thank you all so much for listening! Pertinent Links News about Xevious prototype on Atari Age (with rom downloads) Xonox press kit on Atarimania Chuck Norris Superkicks bug page at 2600 Connection AA thread with Chuck Norris/Hercules ad May 1983 Arcade Express newsletter Artillery Duel/Super Kung Fu label (different artwork) Solar Defense on Atarimania Atari Jaguar GBG Podcast by Shinto! Shinto's GBG Podcast Information hub Amigos Podcast, Everything about the Amiga Computer No Swear Gamer Patreon page 2 Dudes and a NES Patreon page Toys r Us Report Patreon page Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

Hi everyone, thank you very much once again for your patience. This episode features Mondo Pong, INV+, and Oystron, all late 90s homebrew games (for the most part). Thank you to INV programmer Erik Mooney for contributing an audio submission detailing his programming work on the game. Next time I'll be discussing Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel by Xonox. Upcoming episodes will include the unreleased Rocky and Bullwinkle, Kool-Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football, all by M Network; Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (which is basically what that game is made of) by Atari; River Raid by Activision; Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age; and China Syndrome and the Challenge of Nexar by Spectravideo. Feedback for any of these games or any game I've already covered can be sent to [email protected]. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Erik Mooney's web site (has a few 2600 tech demos) StellaList Archives Picture of the StellaList award plaque INV+ Source Code on Atari Age Oystron page on the Wayback Machine XYPE home page The No Swear Gamer 174 - Oystron!  Atari Age thread on Oystron Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

Hi everyone, this episode featuring Vanguard and Phoenix is SUPER LATE and I apologize. My sister  and her family are all moved in in TN and Sarah's sister and her family are in their new home in Maine, with their big items coming next week. As I stated in the episode I recorded what seems like months ago, the next episode featuring Oystron, INV and Mondo Pong by Piero Cavina will be released on July 15. Upcoming episodes will include Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel by Xonox; Rocky and Bullwinkle (unreleased), Kool-Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football by M Network; and Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (vaporware) by Atari. If you have any feedback for any of these games or any I've already covered (see the link for Jose's amazing spreadsheet for my show), send it to [email protected]. Thank you for listening, and thank you again for your understanding and support. Pertinent Links KLOV - Vanguard KLOV - Phoenix No Swear Gamer 42 - Vanguard Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars concept art Vanguard 531 explanation in Atari Age magazine Vanguard easter Eggs/Bugs on 2600 Connection Michael Feinstein's blog (last entry 2011) NetSeer site (John Mracek's current company) Rob Fulop interview by Scott Stilphen Newspaper report on Atari-Imagic lawsuit Infoworld article on the same lawsuit Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

This is a short special episode about my visit to Crabtowne USA. If you don't know, it's a restaurant with an arcade that has over 100 classic arcade and pinball games. Nothing earth shaking, but I thought it might be fun to talk about. Thank you for listening everyone! Crabtowne USA web site DMV Pinball League Layout of Crabtowne arcade from 2011 (layout is different now, some different games too) Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

Hello everyone, I do apologize for the wait once again. The episode 100 contest has been extended until episode 102, so please get your entries in to win the Atari 2600 with a bunch of games to me by June 16th. Today's episode is all about Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx, both by Imagic. Next time I will be covering Phoenix and Vanguard by Atari. In the coming weeks I will be looking at Oystron, INV and INV+, and Mondo Pong, all of which are homebrews by Piero Cavina; Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel by Xonox; Rocky and Bullwinkle (unreleased), Kool-Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football by M Network; and Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (vaporware) by Atari. If you have any feedback for any of these games or any I've already covered (see the link for Jose's amazing spreadsheet for my show), send it to [email protected]. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Sphinx Michael Becker interview by Valter Prette How to Beat the Home Video Games - Riddle of the Sphinx RotS Contest - Bob Smith and Charles Compton picture Chris ++ article on Riddle of the Sphinx Geeky Antics home page Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

Hi there! Thank you all so much for helping me get to episode 100. In this Intellivisionaries-sized episode, I am celebrating by discussing one of my favorite Atari 2600 games, Pitfall by Activision. Extra giant super special humongous thanks to Willie! from the Colecovisions podcast for surprising me with an interview with the awesome David Crane! Thank you so much Willie, and thanks much also to David Crane for talking with us, it was my honor. In two weeks I will be discussing Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx by Imagic. I will also endeavor to fix up my list because it needs fixing, so in the next episode I will announce more games that are coming up. If you have any feedback for these games, or any games I've already covered, please send them to me at [email protected]. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for listening. You all have made this such a wonderful experience and I am excited to cover many more games! Pertinent Links Jose's AMAZING spreadsheet for my podcast! Thank you Jose! David Crane Pitfall Post-mortem at GDC 2013 PRGE panel with David Crane, Garry Kitchen, & Bob Smith David Crane at Louisville Arcade Expo 2015 David Crane interview on Broken Token podcast David Crane interview by Michael Thomasson David Crane interview by Tristan Donovan 1/84 Hi Res magazine article on David Crane by Colin Covert David Crane interview by Chris Bieniek Matt's How To Win at Activision Games book that he made in 1982! Awesome! Pitfall on Atari Protos David Crane's comments on the 2 prototypes on Digital Press No Swear Gamer 149 - Pitfall! No Swear Gamer - Pitfall Walkthrough! Activision Mobiles thread on Atari Age Pitfall Jacket picture on Good Deal Games Other Pitfall promo items on Atarimania Pitfall map Pitfall 2 on KLOV Pitfall Patch ...and the letter that accompanied it Heckle and Jeckle cartoon intro How To Beat The Home Video Games - Pitfall! John Reder's web page with his 2600 homebrew games Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

This episode you get 4 games for the price of 2! Well, sort of. Realsports Football and Atari Video Cube are covered, along with Rubik's Cube and 3D Rubik's Cube. Congrats to Rick Reynolds, he won the SNES Podcast-sponsored contest for the 20 dollar Atari Age gift certificate. Thank you Greg for sponsoring the podcast! There will be another contest in episode 100, and lastly, please stay tuned to the end of this episode for a special announcement. Episode 100 will be Pitfall by Activision. Upcoming episodes will include Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx by Imagic; Vanguard and Phoenix by Atari, and Oystron, INV, and Mondo Pong, all homebrews by Piero Cavina. If you have any thoughts on these games or any games I've already covered, please send them to me at [email protected].Thank you so much for listening, it really means the world to me. Pertinent Links AA thread about 3D Rubik's Cube Discovery 3D Rubik's Cube on Atari 2600 Homebrew David Winter's page for 3D Rubik's Cube on Pong Story RS Football - Atari Protos Atari Video Cube - Atari Protos Rubik's Cube - Atari Protos 3D Rubik's Cube - Atari Protos No Swear Gamer 143 - Realsports Football! James' AA thread about his friend Jacques Groslouis Rob Zdybel, Bob Smith, and Joe DeCuir at PRGE 2013 Atari 1983 In-house promo video (with Peter Niday) Rob Zdybel interview on RGR 75 CGE 2014 Atari panel on RGR 86 Atari Video Cube manual Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

Hi there, I'm so sorry for the wait. Episode 98 features Super Cobra and Reactor, both arcade ports from Parker Brothers. On May 6th I'll be looking at Realsports Football and Atari Video Cube by Atari. The contest that Greg from the SNES Podcast is sponsoring will be extended to May 5th at 11:59 PM EST. You can win a 20 dollar gift certificate to the Atari Age store, and all you have to do is tell me your favorite homebrew game for the 2600, either at [email protected], or on the pinned Facebook post. Thanks Greg! Episode 100 will be Pitfall by Activision. Upcoming episodes will include Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx by Imagic; Vanguard and Phoenix by Atari, and Oystron, INV, and Mondo Pong, all homebrews by Piero Cavina. If you have any thoughts on these games or any games I've already covered, please send them to me at [email protected]. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Links Tax Avoiders thread on Atari Age Tax Avoiders thread 2 on AA List of Dunhill Electronics copyrights The No Swear Gamer 132 - Reactor! The No Swear Gamer Reactor Easter egg Reactor at KLOV Super Cobra at KLOV Super Cobra sweepstakes ad Reactor manual at 2600 Connection Paul Crowley's blog InfinaDyne website Charlie Heath interview by GDRI Parker Brothers reunion with Charlie Heath AA thread with Charlie Heath interview Charlie Heath's company Town Websites Charlie Heath's Reactor Easter egg on AA Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

I hope you all had a wonderful Passover/Easter/Spring Break! It's time to get back into the games, and today we're looking at Tax Avoiders (Happy Tax Day too!) by American Videogame and Boing! by First Star Software. Both are the lone releases for the 2600 of their respective companies. Greg from the SNES Podcast is sponsoring a contest on my show! He is giving away a $20 gift certificate to the Atari Age Store. All you have to do is tell me your favorite homebrew Atari 2600 game in order to be entered in the contest. I will draw one winner at random on April 28th at 11:59 PM EST. Send your entries to [email protected] or check Facebook for the pinned post. Thank you Greg! Next week I'll be looking at Super Cobra and Reactor by Parker Brothers. In the upcoming weeks we'll have Realsports Football and Atari Video Cube by Atari; Pitfall by Activision; Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx by Imagic; Vanguard and Phoenix by Atari, and Oystron, INV, and Mondo Pong, all homebrews by Piero Cavina. If you have any thoughts on these games or any games I've already covered, please send them to me at 2[email protected]. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Links No Swear Gamer 8 - Tax Avoiders Tax Avoiders haunts Retro Obscura! Boing! on Atari Protos Boing! manual on 2600 Connection Play Tax Avoiders on Archive.org Wii Arcade Zone by Activision Dumb Things with Doug and Kevin First Star Software web site Fernando Herrera interview by Kevin Savetz Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

Hi folks, sorry for the delay. My Libsyn account is now free from hackers thank goodness. Well, maybe not, as this is a sportsball episode. Realsportses Volleyball and Soccer (better known as Football), to be exact. Next week I'll be taking off due to the holiday and family time, but I will return on the 15th with Tax Avoiders by American Videogame and Boing! by First Star Software. Coming up will be Super Cobra and Reactor by Parker Brothers; RealSports Football and Atari Video Cube by Atari; and episode 100 will be on Pitfall by Activision. If you have any thoughts on any of these games or any I've already covered, please send them to me at [email protected]. Thanks for listening, see you next Wednesday! Pertinent Links No Swear Gamer 130 - Realsports Volleyball No Swear Gamer RS Volleyball Easter Egg No Swear Gamer 129 - Realsports Soccer RS Soccer video with comment from Michael Sierchio Warren Robinett Adventure post-mortem from GDC Howard Scott Warshaw Yars' Revenge post-mortem from GDC Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!